Chapter 34: The Blessing of the Goddess of Love!
2016-08-23
Author: Floating Tower
After landing, the Joy Goddess transformed into a beautiful girl.
Upon seeing the Goddess of Cats and Joy beside her, she was immediately surprised and exclaimed, “Siris! What are you doing here? When did you come to Modo?”
Unlike the Goddess of Cats and Joy, the Joy Goddess – Liela is a true deity of love.
As soon as the Joy Goddess saw Siris, she guessed the situation and then slightly bowed to Soren to express her gratitude. She shook her head like an overbearing sister with a troublesome younger sister at home and said, “I didn’t expect Siris would wander around at this time; I will inform Lady Shuni immediately and have her take Siris back.”
Although the Joy Goddess appeared right before her, Siris still looked unwilling.
However, upon hearing the name of the Goddess of Love – Shuni, she finally felt a bit of fear. Her expression became much more honest, though her eyes still had a glimmer of rebellion. As a goddess with a penchant for wandering and belonging to the chaotic faction, Siris did not like being scolded, but she often had no temper when facing the Goddess of Love, who was indeed a powerful deity and had once saved her life.
The Joy Goddess worked extremely efficiently.
About a few minutes later, the Joy Temple radiated a golden light, which then fell directly in front of Soren.
Deity’s Avatar.
The Goddess of Love would obviously not descend in her true form to Modo; sending an avatar was the most convenient and safest option.
“May love be with you!”
“Respected Lord of Shadows! Mentor of Wanderers! Protector of Half-Elves!”
The Goddess of Love – Shuni is a beautiful woman with fiery red hair, mature, elegant, and filled with a passion that can infect anyone. Just as recorded in the books, the Goddess of Love enjoys appearing as a breathtakingly beautiful woman with shining long hair, and it seems she is indeed fond of flattery and praise as described in the texts.
Many deities consider the Goddess of Love unimportant and not dangerous, just like most of her followers, who are viewed as frivolous and vain creatures (though this lightheartedness is not dangerous!).
Although she does not possess a combat-related divine profession.
Soren knew very well that any strong deity could be formidable when serious.
If the Goddess of Love truly unleashed her power, deities like the Ocean Goddess, Agricultural Goddess, and Wealth Goddess would undoubtedly not stand a chance against her.
After all, she was a long-existing powerful divine presence.
The Goddess of Love – Shuni addressed Soren formally for their first meeting, so Soren also returned the courtesy formally, slightly bowing and saying, “Welcome to your arrival.”
“Incarnation of Love and Virtue! Lady Shuni!”
The official title of the Goddess of Love is ‘Goddess of Love and Virtue’, with core divine professions in beauty, love, and passion.
She adores all beautiful things.
By calling her the incarnation of love and virtue, Soren was subtly flattering her.
As Soren had guessed, the Goddess of Love was very pleased with the respectful address. A passionate smile immediately appeared on her beautiful face as she said gently, “Thank you, Lord Soren, for this matter.”
“Otherwise, Siris would definitely have encountered great trouble again!”
At this moment, the demeanor of the Goddess of Love resembled that of a helpless mother or elder sister towards her rebellious little girl, tinged with indulgence, worry, and helplessness.
She also governed a part of the divine profession of [Protection].
The Goddess of Love is a passionate and kind deity; regardless of her private life, she is a worthy ally to befriend.
Because she is always willing to lend a helping hand to her allies.
This is not an exaggeration!
Throughout a long history, Lady Silver Moon also once experienced a period of weakness; at that time, she had weakened to a weak divine power and, unable to compete with the Lady of the Night, even sought refuge under the Goddess of Love as her subordinate for protection. Later, when Lady Silver Moon’s strength partially restored, she began to find her own path, and the Goddess of Love unhesitatingly let her go, remaining her steadfast ally.
The same goes for the Goddess of Cats and Joy.
The Goddess of Love completely offended the Lady of the Night to save her, and as a result, the two powerful deities secretly entered into a rivalry.
To counter the Lady of the Night’s retaliation, the Goddess of Love has consistently supported the Goddess of Magic and Lady Silver Moon without reservation; her currently friendly attitude towards Soren is also related to this.
This is an alliance of female deities within the Pantheon.
This faction of goddesses includes the Goddess of Magic, the Goddess of Love, Lady Silver Moon, the Joy Goddess, the Goddess of Cats and Dance, the Goddess of Music, and so on.
Even the Lady Wealth was once part of them but has faded over time.
It is worth mentioning that the weapon used by this Goddess of Love is also a whip, known as the [Soft Silk Belt]. Soren had always thought it was called ‘Lover’s Whip’, but he didn’t expect it to have such a plain name.
For some reason.
Many goddesses in the Pantheon prefer to use long whips as weapons.
The Goddess of Love is a negotiable target; she poses no real threat to Soren, yet possesses powerful combat capabilities.
Soren responded adequately to Shuni’s goodwill.
However, this goddess clearly did not intend to linger in Modo for too long. After bringing the Goddess of Cats and Joy to her side, she said to Soren, “Mistress Magic is currently missing.”
“Lord Soren should also be very careful!”
“It is said that the Lady of the Night has returned. I am worried she has some schemes against others!”
Sharl.
The avatar of the Night, the axis of evil.
The Goddess of Love’s hint was obviously related to Soren holding the [Shadows] divine profession, which is precisely what the Lady of the Night has always wanted.
The Goddess of Magic is still missing.
However, judging from the tone of the Goddess of Love, it seems the Lady of the Night has shown signs of returning.
This is not good news; based on the current situation, the Lady of the Night’s greatest enemy is undoubtedly still Lady Silver Moon, but since Soren holds the shadows divine profession, he will certainly also be among the first in the Lady of the Night’s sights.
It is necessary to win over the Goddess of Love.
Soren understands that, when confronting one of the oldest and strongest divine powers, he must have some other strong divine allies by his side.
“I understand.”
Soren nodded and said to the Goddess of Love, “I will be very careful.”
Shuni smiled at his words, still so full of warmth. Perhaps due to her divine profession or maybe her innate character, this goddess can maintain a good mindset even during troubled times. She chuckled lightly at Soren and said, “I see the brilliance of love in you!”
“And it seems that more than one lady is fond of you.”
“I will bless you!”
“I hope becoming a deity won’t make you lose your yearning for love! Who says deities shouldn’t possess such genuine feelings?”
Pleasant laughter echoed.
The figure of the Goddess of Love gradually transformed into light and dissipated, while the sulking Goddess of Cats and Joy was also taken back by her. This goddess indeed differs from others; her emotions are much richer than those of other deities.
With the departure of the Goddess of Love.
The Joy Goddess also slightly bowed to Soren, then her avatar dissipated back into the temple.
Soren remained in place, lost in thought. To some extent, meeting the Goddess of Love today provided him with some enlightenment. He had always learned how to become a deity based on his beliefs, but true deities all have their own paths.
The Ocean Goddess rules the sea with cruelty.
The Lady Wealth uses profit to entice merchants.
The Agricultural Goddess gathers followers through affection.
Each deity seems to have their own style of operation, and these all belong to their paths.
As a newly-established deity, Soren had not joined any pantheon, so he naturally had no divine guide, and everything required him to explore on his own.
Now.
He also needs to begin contemplating his style of action as a true deity.
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(PS: Come, come, come. Here’s a group buff for you. [Blessing of the Goddess of Love] and [Lover’s Whip]! …) (To be continued ~^~)
